U M Tin Aye
U M Tin Aye followed in the footsteps of the “Prince of Watercolor,” Sayar Saung, who was one of his teachers. He was an heir to Sayar Saung’s dexterity and use of bright colour. His paintings and murals are highly regarded throughout the country.
His parents were U Swe and Daw Sein Nyunt. In 1939, he began painting at the newly opened State School of Fine Arts and Music. He studied under U Ba Kyi, U Maung Maung Gyi, U Ba Nyan, U San Win, U Ohn Lwin and U Ngwe Gaing. After World War II,
he took up the study of painting with the master Sayar Saung.
He worked as a drawing instructor and taught watercolour at the State School of Fine Arts when it reopened in 1952. In 1957, he received a scholarship to study modern art in Munich for one year. In 1963, he and U Thaung Han produced a large painting (17.5’ x 22’) on Myanmar’s agriculture to be presented to the World Health Organization (WHO) office in New Delhi by the Myanmar Government.
In 1964, U M Tin Aye returned to West Germany to study stage design and painting. In 1971, he went to England and Italy. In 1975, he was appointed art director for a state culture troupe that performed in Japan. In 1977, he became the headmaster of the State School of Fine Arts. Shortly after becoming chairman of the Myanmar Tradi- tional Artists and Artisans Association, he passed away.
Art experts claim that he contributed to the art of watercolor painting the practice of using more water, more color and bigger brushes. The results are universally regarded as enchanting. Of his paintings, “The Kyaik Thalan Pagoda of Mawlamyaing” and “A Typical Hut,” are his masterpieces. Examples of his fine mural paintings include the repre- sentations of the Buddha’s life on the walls of the Pavilion of Shwedagon and the Maha Wizaya Pagoda (1990), and on the inner wall of the Myanmar Monastery (1992).
U M Tin Aye’s painting “On the Shwedagon Platform” is another masterpiece. In this paint- ing, he emphasizes the magnificent stairway. The composition is excellent. In the fore- ground, a bronze bell, which seems to block a bit of the view, in fact leads the viewer’s eye to pilgrims in the religious hall. This artist, the son of U Pho Hla and Daw Myint, honored his teacher, U Ba Yin Gyi, by referring to himself as “U Ba Lwin Gyi” (i.e., the elder). He arrived in Yangon after passing the tenth standard in his hometown.
He worked as a teacher of art at the Number 4 State High School in Ah Lone. The paintings “A Time to Seek Knowledge,” “Still-life,” and “Ma Aye and Me the Artist” are examples of his perfect and well-made artworks.
In 1964, U M Tin Aye returned to West Germany to study stage design and painting. In 1971, he went to England and Italy. In 1975, he was appointed art director for a state culture troupe that performed in Japan. In 1977, he became the headmaster of the State School of Fine Arts. Shortly after becoming chairman of the Myanmar Tradi- tional Artists and Artisans Association, he passed away.
Art experts claim that he contributed to the art of watercolor painting the practice of using more water, more color and bigger brushes. The results are universally regarded as enchanting. Of his paintings, “The Kyaik Thalan Pagoda of Mawlamyaing” and “A Typical Hut,” are his masterpieces. Examples of his fine mural paintings include the repre- sentations of the Buddha’s life on the walls of the Pavilion of Shwedagon and the Maha Wizaya Pagoda (1990), and on the inner wall of the Myanmar Monastery (1992).
U M Tin Aye’s painting “On the Shwedagon Platform” is another masterpiece. In this paint- ing, he emphasizes the magnificent stairway. The composition is excellent. In the fore- ground, a bronze bell, which seems to block a bit of the view, in fact leads the viewer’s eye to pilgrims in the religious hall. This artist, the son of U Pho Hla and Daw Myint, honored his teacher, U Ba Yin Gyi, by referring to himself as “U Ba Lwin Gyi” (i.e., the elder). He arrived in Yangon after passing the tenth standard in his hometown.
He worked as a teacher of art at the Number 4 State High School in Ah Lone. The paintings “A Time to Seek Knowledge,” “Still-life,” and “Ma Aye and Me the Artist” are examples of his perfect and well-made artworks.